A man who was being sought by detectives for allegedly defiling a Grade two girl before dumping her body in river Gakungu has surrendered to the police.
According to Ndia sub-county Police Commander Moses Koskei, the suspect who was being sought by the detectives went to Baricho police station and identified himself as the suspect who is being accused of Killing the 7-year-old.
He had gone into hiding after the incident on Thursday last week.
The police boss said the suspect told the police he was fearing for his life and he had gone into hiding after he heard residents of Baricho wanted to kill him.
“The suspect is right now being held here at Baricho police station as detectives continue with investigation. We are going to ask the court to allow us detain him as we continue with investigations,” Koskei said.
According to Alice Karuana Muriithi, her daughter went missing Thursday before she was discovered tied with banana fibres in river Gakungu on Friday.
Karuana said her daughter had gone to the Baricho shopping centre in the company of her cousin before she went missing.
The suspect is said to be a bhang peddler and is reported to have once raped his mother.
